RANCHI: The Jharkhand Government has declared three days of state mourning following the demise of JMM founding patron Shibu Soren on Monday morning.
According to the notification issued by the Cabinet Secretariat, all government offices will remain closed on August 4 and 5, and all government-organised events will be suspended during this time. The national flag will also be flown at half-mast throughout the state for the duration of the mourning period.
Sources indicated that Soren's mortal remains will be transported from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi to his official residence in Morhabadi, Ranchi, on Monday evening.
On the morning of August 5, the body will be moved to the JMM party office, where workers and supporters can pay their final respects. Afterward, the former Chief Minister's body will be taken to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, where a state honors tribute will be held.
The final rites for the leader, who was a champion of the separate Jharkhand state movement in the 1970s, will be performed later on August 5 at his ancestral village Nemra in Ramgarh district.
Meanwhile, the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die following the announcement of Soren's death. Speaker Rabindranath Mahto informed the legislators of the JMM supremo's passing before declaring the House proceedings concluded.
The Speaker also posted on X, stating, “The news of the demise of the pioneer of Jharkhand movement, our guide 'Dishom Guru' respected Baba Shri Shibu Soren ji is extremely sad. The demise of our guardian respected Guru ji has broken us from within.”
The Speaker further added, “His departure is an irreparable loss not just for Jharkhand but for the entire India – in the political world, in the social world and for his continuous protest against injustice.”